Name: Whitehaven Coal (WHC) Short Position History
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WHC

Energy

Whitehaven Coal

Short interest: 1.36%; −0.13 pp 30d; as of 9 Oct 2026
Reported shorts: 11.1M
Shares on issue: 820.542M

Price & short interest

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About Whitehaven Coal

Whitehaven Coal is an Australian company focused on coal mining and exploration. They operate in the energy sector, extracting and selling coal to both domestic and international markets. The company aims to help the world progress by providing resources.

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Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC) has 1.36% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 9 Oct 2026, or about 11,141,291 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has fallen 0.13 percentage points, and over 90 days it has fallen 0.63 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 11.77% in June 2013. WHC is classified in the Energy industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.

Short interest

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Strategy fit

How each stock picker strategy reads WHC today

Zanger BreakoutWatchScore 30rank 613 of 1942
CAN SLIMWatchScore 10rank 1160 of 1541
Minervini Trend TemplateWatchScore 29rank 590 of 1716
Crowded-Short BreakoutWatchScore 19rank 362 of 1500
Quality compoundersWatchScore 36rank 289 of 1669

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WHC fundamentals

In the year to 30 Jun 2026, Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC) recorded revenue of A$5.4B and net profit after tax of A$385.0M. A year earlier it recorded revenue of A$5.8B and net profit after tax of A$649.0M. Year-on-year growth: revenue −7.4% (FY), EPS −40.1% (TTM). Net margin 7.1%, return on equity 6.6% (FY). Figures are in AUD, the company's reporting currency; source: Yahoo Finance, as at 14 Oct 2026.

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